LaVar Ball, father of UCLA star freshman Lonzo Ball and two other high-school prodigies, has gone after Michael Jordan, LeBron James, the NCAA, and much more. Keep track of all his outrageous comments in one place.
LaVar Ball was the 6th man for the Lakers against the Wizards

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesJohn Wall’s Wizards were the favorite to take down a young Los Angeles Lakers team led by Lonzo Ball on Wednesday. But once LaVar Ball started yapping his mouth — and oh, did he start yapping — things changed, and fast.
After Wall said he would show “no mercy” to the rookie Ball, the Wizards blew a late lead and took their first loss of the season, with LaVar getting the last laugh. Actually it was the second-to-last laugh. For Wall, social media will be in tears at him for at least another 24 hours.
Read Article >LaVar Ball knocked off Stephen A. Smith in the ultimate hot-take war


Famous dad LaVar Ball went on ESPN’s First Take on Thursday morning and went toe-to-toe with Stephen A. Smith and you know what ... he might have won.
LaVar is so adamant that he’d beat Michael Jordan 1-on-1 that it totally disarms Smith. This famous dad walked onto the set without any proof or evidence, said he’d beat the GOAT, and insinuated that MJ is only good in a 5-on-5 game and somehow still comes out on top.
Read Article >How LaVar Ball and LeBron James became embroiled in DAD BEEF

Richard Mackson-USA TODAY SportsLaVar Ball has no problems with LeBron James, so he said on Fox Sports Radio on Thursday. The outspoken father of three projected NBA players — UCLA’s Lonzo Ball and high schoolers Liangelo and LaMelo Ball — cleared the air after James publicly responded to recent comments regarding his sons’ futures.
“I’ve never seen one really live up to what their dad has done, so he could be the first,” Ball said of James’ sons. “It’s not about me having his kids name in my mouth, I’m not worried about his family. If somebody asks me a question I’ll answer it the way I want to answer it. But I have nothing against LeBron or his kids.”
Read Article >LeVar Burton would like to remind Twitter he is not LaVar Ball


LaVar Ball is everywhere lately. LaVar is the father of UCLA standout Lonzo Ball and also Chino Hills High School star LaMelo Ball. But’s it’s LaVar’s talking that has earned the most headlines lately. He’s said his son Lonzo is better than Stephen Curry. He guaranteed UCLA would win the NCAA Championship all the way back in November. He even thinks he would beat Michael Jordan in a game of 1-on-1, which is impressive considering that Ball only averaged 2.2 points per game in college.
Yeah, this is all some pretty crazy stuff. But the best part of it is that someone has finally confused LaVar Ball with LeVar Burton. Reading Rainbow’s LeVar Burton.
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